Representative • Democrat
Joseph Shekarchi
Rhode Island • District HD-023
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
40
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 59
Not Voting: 24
Other: 5
Yea: 2026
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Sponsored Bills
RI H5909•Introduced
Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5803•Introduced
Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5464•Introduced
Repeals the exemption granted to pari-mutuel facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the smoke free policy within the casino.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5252•Passed
Creates a budget commission to oversee the Warwick schools district until such time as the fiscal year 2025 - 2026 Warwick school budget is approved.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5100•Engrossed
Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5804•Introduced
Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5799•Introduced
Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5373•Introduced
Defines a quorum of the building code standards committee be a majority of the current board members and amends the state building code to require that sections provide that dwelling units from one to four (4) units use the international residential code.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5584•Introduced
Requires that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor from a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5173•Introduced
Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia. No copayment or deductible would be required.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5879•Introduced
Provides a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5334•Introduced
Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5352•Introduced
Creates the position of dementia services coordinator within the department of health to coordinate the departments approach to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Co-Sponsor
RI H8355•Passed
Allows the Halona Woodson to join the Honorable Brianna E. Henries and Jarod Radigan in marriage on August 8, 2024, within the Town of Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7561•Passed
Enables cities and towns to enact enabling legislation authorizing a partner program to assist students with an IEP for specially designed physical education classes.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7127•Passed
Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7980•Passed
Makes several amendments relative to manufactured homes, including adding a definition for manufactured home and a provision allowing for certain manufactured homes to be considered a single-family home if on a lot zone for such use.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7979•Passed
Provides amendments to the membership provisions of planning boards or commissions and would enable municipalities to establish "combined review boards" to replace separate planning and zoning boards.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7062•Passed
Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7978•Passed
Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7625•Passed
Eliminates prior authorization or step therapy requirement for prescriptions for any HIV prevention drug/prohibits the requirement of any copayment or the meeting of any deductible to obtain the prescription covered by the contract, plan, or policy.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7069•Engrossed
Requires one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
Primary Sponsor
RI H8206•Introduced
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Primary Sponsor
RI H8075•Introduced
Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia. No copayment or deductible would be required.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7284•Introduced
Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
Primary Sponsor
RI H7221•Passed
Designates the media room at the Amica Mutual Pavilion as the "Bill Reynolds Media Work Room."
Primary Sponsor
RI H7118•Introduced
Requires DCYF to prepare an annual report of all findings of suspected and/or verified violations of this chapter and share report on its website and to members of the general assembly.
Primary Sponsor
RI H6061•Passed
Subdivision Of Land
Primary Sponsor
RI H6086•Passed
Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning And Land Use Act
Primary Sponsor
RI H6090•Passed
Zoning Ordinances
Primary Sponsor
RI H6087•Passed
Residential Landlord And Tenant Act
Primary Sponsor
RI H6060•Passed
Superior Court
Primary Sponsor
RI H6058•Passed
Zoning Ordinances
Primary Sponsor
RI H6059•Passed
Zoning Ordinances
Primary Sponsor
RI H6081•Passed
Low And Moderate Income Housing
Primary Sponsor
RI H6083•Passed
Low And Moderate Income Housing
Primary Sponsor
RI H6085•Passed
Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning And Land Use Act
Primary Sponsor
RI H6084•Passed
Zoning Ordinances
Primary Sponsor
RI H5869•Passed
Licensing Of Healthcare Facilities
Primary Sponsor
RI H6309•Passed
Primaries For Election Of Delegates To National Conventions And For Presidential Preference
Primary Sponsor
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